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SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of March 2017
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin
Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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RYANAIR CALLS FOR AVIATION TO TOP BREXIT NEGOTIATIONS
AGENDA
UK COULD BE LEFT WITH NO FLIGHTS TO/FROM EUROPE AFTER
BREXIT
Ryanair,
Europe's No 1 airline, today (29 Mar) called on the UK Government
to put aviation at the forefront of its negotiations with the EU
and provide a coherent post-Brexit plan, or risk leaving the UK
without any flights to/from Europe for a period from March 2019,
when it exits the EU.
With
the UK set to leave Europe's "Open Skies" system, the UK Government
will either have to negotiate a bilateral agreement with the EU to
allow flights to/from Europe to continue, or else revert to
historical WTO rules, which do not cover aviation, thereby raising
the distinct possibility of no flights between Europe and the UK
for a period from March 2019 in the absence of a bilateral
deal.
Ryanair,
which employs over 3,000 UK staff and will carry over 44m customers
to/from British airports this year has already pivoted growth away
from the UK to other EU airports, basing no additional aircraft at
its 19 UK airports in 2017 and cutting its growth rate from 15% to
just 6% this year.
As
Westminster prepares to trigger Article 50 today, Ryanair called on
the UK Government to immediately outline a strategy to maintain low
fare air travel between the UK and the EU from March 2019, and
warned there were just 12 months to go until possible schedule cuts
are made, as summer 2019 schedules must be released in March
2018.
Ryanair's Kenny Jacobs said:
"Some 9 months on from the Brexit referendum, we are no closer to
knowing what effect it will have on aviation. It's become worrying
that the UK Government seems to have no plan B to maintain
Britain's liberalised air links with Europe, in the absence of
remaining in the "Open Skies" regime.
With Britain planning to leave the EU and its Open Skies agreement,
there is a distinct possibility that there may be no flights
between the UK and Europe for a period of time after March 2019.
The best we can hope for is a new bilateral agreement between the
UK and EU, however, we worry that Britain may not be able to
negotiate such a bilateral in time for the release by airlines of
summer 2019 schedules in mid-2018.
Ryanair, like all airlines, plans its flights 12 months in advance,
so there are just 12 months to go until we finalise our summer 2019
schedule, which could see deep cuts to our flights both to, from
and within the UK from March 2019 onwards. The UK Government must
respond to the airlines and our customers, and put aviation at the
top of its agenda when it negotiates its Brexit deal with Brussels.
Britain's airlines, airports and holidaymakers need a real and
early solution for aviation, or risk Britain being cut off from
Europe in March 2019."
ENDS
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For
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please contact:
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Robin Kiely
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Piaras Kelly
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Ryanair DAC
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Edelman Ireland
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Tel: +353-1-9451949
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Tel: +353-1-6789333
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press@ryanair.com
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ryanair@edelman.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 29
March, 2017
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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